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Mason (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
May-Son

Nickname(s)
  
Mace

Gender
  
Unisex

Meaning
  
"One who works with stone"

Related names
  
Macen, Masen, Mayson, Maison

Mason is a traditionally masculine given name, although recently the name has been used for either sex. Its origin is from the occupational surname Mason, which means "one who works with stone".

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The popularity of the given name has risen in recent years, becoming the second most popular boy's name in the United States in 2011.

Academics

  • Mason Durie, New Zealand professor of psychiatry and research academic
  • Mason Gaffney, American economist
  • Mason Welch Gross, American television quiz show personality and academic
  • Mason Hammond, Harvard University professor, authority on Latin and the history of Rome
  • Mason Peck, NASA Chief Technologist, and an associate professor at Cornell University

    • Art

  • Mason Chamberlin, English portrait painter and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy
  • Mason Mastroianni, American comic artist

    • Film and television

  • Mason, American pornographic film director
  • Mason Adams, American character actor and voice-over artist
  • Mason Cook, American child actor
  • Mason Vale Cotton, American actor
  • Mason Gamble, American actor
  • Mason Kayne, English actor
  • Mason Reese, former child actor
  • Mason Shefa, American filmmaker

    • Music

  • Mason Bates, American composer of symphonic music
  • Mason Daring, American musician and composer of scores for film and television
  • Mason Jennings, American pop-folk singer-songwriter
  • Mason Lindahl, American guitarist and songwriter
  • Mason Musso, American singer-songwriter and musician
  • Mason Neely, American-born record producer, drummer, orchestral arranger and multi-instrumentalist
  • Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer

    • Military

  • Mason Carter, a U.S. Army officer of the American Civil War and the Indian Wars during the late 19th century
  • Mason Patrick, U.S. Army general and air power advocate

    • Physicians

  • Mason Andrews, American physician known for delivering the first in vitro baby
  • Mason Fitch Cogswell, American physician

    • Politics

  • Mason Cook Darling, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
  • Mason S. Peters, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Mason S. Stone, Vermont educator and politician
  • Mason Sears, American politician
  • Mason Tappan, American politician

    • Sports

  • Mason Aguirre, American snowboarder
  • Mason B. Thomas, American football coach
  • Mason Bennett, English professional footballer
  • Mason Cox (born 1991), American player of Australian rules football
  • Mason Crosby, American professional football placekicker
  • Mason Finley, American shot putter and discus thrower
  • Mason Foster, American football linebacker
  • Mason Phelps, American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
  • Mason Raige, American professional wrestler
  • Mason Raymond, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Mason Rocca, Italian-American professional basketball player
  • Mason Rudolph, American professional golfer
  • Mason Ryan, Welsh professional wrestler
  • Mason Scott, English international rugby union player
  • Mason Tobin, American professional baseball player
  • Mason Trafford, American-born Canadian soccer player
  • Mason Unck, American professional football player
  • Mason Walters, American football offensive lineman
  • Mason Webb, American professional soccer player
  • Mason Williams (baseball), American professional baseball player

    • Other

  • Mason Brayman, American attorney, newspaperman, and military officer
  • Mason Cooley, American aphorist
  • Mason Jackson, English engraver
  • Mason Malmuth, American poker player

    • References

    Mason (given name) Wikipedia
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